Hopefully the he is spurred to action sooner rather than later. He should expect to be held to a higher standard since he talked a big game about protecting trans people on the campaign trail.
" I hope that organizers also direct their message to those who are in power and have the capability to help transgender people in the region—the mayor, the attorney general, and the city agencies that have the tools and the authority to act but have so far chosen not to"
It's time to protest those in power who we helped elect and who are sitting on their hands
You stood before New Yorkers and pledged unequivocal support for the transgender community. You spoke of protection, dignity, and access to lifesaving care. Yet as facilities such as NYU Langone Health and Mount Sinai shutter transgender health services, You have been deafeningly silent.
Where is the leadership you promised?
When healthcare providers retreat from serving transgender New Yorkers—whether under political pressure, legal intimidation, or financial calculation—the Mayor of New York City has both a moral obligation and a governing responsibility to respond.
Silence in this moment is not neutrality; it is complicity.
Transgender residents are watching essential medical care disappear.
Families are scrambling. Young people are terrified. Providers are being pressured. And yet there has been no forceful public defense, no emergency action plan, no clear directive to ensure continuity of care through city hospitals, no aggressive use of the city’s legal authority to protect against discrimination.
Campaign rhetoric is easy.
Governing in moments of pressure is the real test.
New York City has long prided itself on being a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people. That legacy demands more than statements during Pride Month. It demands:
Immediate public condemnation of any institution abandoning transgender patients.
A clear plan to expand services through NYC Health + Hospitals. ( which you can order them to do )
Legal action where discrimination or civil rights violations are present.
Direct engagement with impacted families and advocates.
A firm declaration that political intimidation will not dictate healthcare in this city.
The transgender community does not need platitudes.
It needs protection. It needs access.
It needs leadership.
If you campaigned on standing with the transgender community, now is the moment to prove it.
I wasn’t being snarky. I think it’s important to spell Mamdani’s name correctly because he has been spelling his name publicly since the mayoral primaries. It is a sign of respect to immigrants to get their names right.
my spelling was not intentional- as far as respect - where is his respect for 1- his promises for the trans community after promising to stand up for them - ( which so far has been BS ) 2- his respect for the jewish comuminty after filling so many offices with individuals with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic leanings - he claims to be for all of NYC's citizens yet i don't see it
you apparently _do_ need a snarky lesson because screwing up his name on purpose is racist. If it wasn't intentional, you'd have edited your post the first time someone brought this up. His name was spelled correctly in the article you are replying to, so you really did have every opportunity to get it right.
Pardon me - if I did not spell check his name correctly -sorry my spelling did not meet with your approval - but I did not know I needed it from now on I will send my notes to you for review before I post
Thanks, Mike! I added to this thread that I condensed your letter (to the character limit for the mayor's website) and then submitted it through the contact page. Haven't heard from them, but I don't really expect to, unfortunately.
What about AG Leticia James too? Haven’t found a single comment from her despite the video she released after the initial Medicaid proposal. She and Mamdani vowed to protect our kids. Promised to keep them safe. Swore to be sanctuaries. WHERE ARE THEY??
I have high hopes for Mamdani, but he can’t duck this. Best case, he and AG James are working out a coordinated response that will be announced soon. Nothing short of that is adequate.
This is so disappointing, especially after learning he's also cut funding to the NY public library as well. I hope he starts taking his campaign promises seriously sooner rather than... Never. Do you think it would be worth writing to him as someone who is not a NYC resident?
As a transplant to protect my own children, I feel tricked and sick. Why do they make it so hard for us to protect our kids, even in states where their rights are theoretically protected!?
Thanks for this report, Erin. I don't know how you manage to remain so steadfast and determined in the face of such unrelenting disappointment. Perhaps like me, you know that there is no other alternative but to keep fighting.
Folks, if you live in NYC and are gender queer or trans, please call the mayor's office and demand that the mayor honor his pledge to defend the rights of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming New York City residents. Thanks.
There is little on the horizon that is going to be nearly as unpleasant as having to walk to the polls in November and vote Democrat all the way down the ballot in spite of all the busses they've been pushing us in front of. They're still the only viable alternative to the literal fucking Nazis, so I'll hold my nose and do what has to be done, but... 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 is it tiring to have to be as wary of our supposed allies as we must be of our enemies. I feel like I need to wear body armor 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, these days.
As the mom of a transgender daughter I honestly hope he comes to his senses and doesn’t turn into another Gavin Newsom.
I grew up in Oneonta, NY and was thrilled to see Mamdani run and win. I want to see him be successful for the people of New York City AND for the transgender community. They ARE people of New York City.
Tbf isn't he having to undo decades of money fraud, embezzlement, corruption and stuff from Giuliani, Cuomo and Adams?
Plus he's dealing with a toddler in the White House threatening federal funding cuts whilst many New Yorkers are facing houselessness, starvation, etc
I'm not saying that the Trans community is less urgent, I am just saying that he's been in the office 5 minutes, seen the mountain of shit he's got to fix, realised that delivering on his campaign promises is going to be a thousand times more difficult than he thought but, people don't vote for "I'll do the best I can" they vote for "I will".
All I'm saying is, give him some time and space to breathe.
If I was him on day 1 I would have had a full blown mental health collapse seeing what I have to fix.
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242.
It needs to become a Dem party plank. That settles the issue.
I notice you've been consistent in your proposal that our political opponents be prosecuted for their actions. Certainly, they do not have my sympathy. I reckon that the purpose of such prosecutions would be to prevent this sort of thing from happening again - a deterrence against hate, if you will. But I am not sure if that's the sort of thing that can happen ex post facto. In order to criminalize anti-trans hate, we need a federal civil rights law that explicitly names transgender identity as a protected category, and then go from there. Until something like that exists, our legal legitimacy will always waver depending on who is in charge.
Since I live in New York, I am concerned about this lack of action. Thanks to Erin for raising the alarm. I will check in with DSA NYC and see what they're doing about this. They have a trans working group. I would think they should be aware of the Mayor's silence.
Hopefully the he is spurred to action sooner rather than later. He should expect to be held to a higher standard since he talked a big game about protecting trans people on the campaign trail.
Yes, and I think Erin nailed it with this -
" I hope that organizers also direct their message to those who are in power and have the capability to help transgender people in the region—the mayor, the attorney general, and the city agencies that have the tools and the authority to act but have so far chosen not to"
It's time to protest those in power who we helped elect and who are sitting on their hands
Letter to Mandoni
Mayor Mandoni,
You stood before New Yorkers and pledged unequivocal support for the transgender community. You spoke of protection, dignity, and access to lifesaving care. Yet as facilities such as NYU Langone Health and Mount Sinai shutter transgender health services, You have been deafeningly silent.
Where is the leadership you promised?
When healthcare providers retreat from serving transgender New Yorkers—whether under political pressure, legal intimidation, or financial calculation—the Mayor of New York City has both a moral obligation and a governing responsibility to respond.
Silence in this moment is not neutrality; it is complicity.
Transgender residents are watching essential medical care disappear.
Families are scrambling. Young people are terrified. Providers are being pressured. And yet there has been no forceful public defense, no emergency action plan, no clear directive to ensure continuity of care through city hospitals, no aggressive use of the city’s legal authority to protect against discrimination.
Campaign rhetoric is easy.
Governing in moments of pressure is the real test.
New York City has long prided itself on being a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people. That legacy demands more than statements during Pride Month. It demands:
Immediate public condemnation of any institution abandoning transgender patients.
A clear plan to expand services through NYC Health + Hospitals. ( which you can order them to do )
Legal action where discrimination or civil rights violations are present.
Direct engagement with impacted families and advocates.
A firm declaration that political intimidation will not dictate healthcare in this city.
The transgender community does not need platitudes.
It needs protection. It needs access.
It needs leadership.
If you campaigned on standing with the transgender community, now is the moment to prove it.
Silence is not leadership. Action is.
New York City is watching and waiting
Maybe a recall should be started
Please spell his name correctly if you are going to contact him. It is Mamdani.
sorry for the miss spelling but i don't need a snarky lesson
I wasn’t being snarky. I think it’s important to spell Mamdani’s name correctly because he has been spelling his name publicly since the mayoral primaries. It is a sign of respect to immigrants to get their names right.
my spelling was not intentional- as far as respect - where is his respect for 1- his promises for the trans community after promising to stand up for them - ( which so far has been BS ) 2- his respect for the jewish comuminty after filling so many offices with individuals with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic leanings - he claims to be for all of NYC's citizens yet i don't see it
you apparently _do_ need a snarky lesson because screwing up his name on purpose is racist. If it wasn't intentional, you'd have edited your post the first time someone brought this up. His name was spelled correctly in the article you are replying to, so you really did have every opportunity to get it right.
Pardon me - if I did not spell check his name correctly -sorry my spelling did not meet with your approval - but I did not know I needed it from now on I will send my notes to you for review before I post
edit it now then, if you didn't mean it.
(click the three little dots next to your post and select "edit".)
Go check on the cats
Where do we send this?
I retrieved the location from the mayors website
Thanks, Mike! I added to this thread that I condensed your letter (to the character limit for the mayor's website) and then submitted it through the contact page. Haven't heard from them, but I don't really expect to, unfortunately.
What about AG Leticia James too? Haven’t found a single comment from her despite the video she released after the initial Medicaid proposal. She and Mamdani vowed to protect our kids. Promised to keep them safe. Swore to be sanctuaries. WHERE ARE THEY??
I have high hopes for Mamdani, but he can’t duck this. Best case, he and AG James are working out a coordinated response that will be announced soon. Nothing short of that is adequate.
This is so disappointing, especially after learning he's also cut funding to the NY public library as well. I hope he starts taking his campaign promises seriously sooner rather than... Never. Do you think it would be worth writing to him as someone who is not a NYC resident?
Just for the record, Mt. Sinai stopped already last month. It just wasn't reported until after NYU's shutting.
As a transplant to protect my own children, I feel tricked and sick. Why do they make it so hard for us to protect our kids, even in states where their rights are theoretically protected!?
💔💕
I sent an email. Not as great as Mike's, but I tried!
Keep speaking up any trying to contact him! If enough people contact him about this eventually he’ll be forced to say something!
Contact Mamdani: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/contact-the-mayor
Contact AG Tish James: https://ag.ny.gov/contact-attorney-general-letitia-james
Contact Governor Kathy Hochul: https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
Thanks for this report, Erin. I don't know how you manage to remain so steadfast and determined in the face of such unrelenting disappointment. Perhaps like me, you know that there is no other alternative but to keep fighting.
Folks, if you live in NYC and are gender queer or trans, please call the mayor's office and demand that the mayor honor his pledge to defend the rights of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming New York City residents. Thanks.
There is little on the horizon that is going to be nearly as unpleasant as having to walk to the polls in November and vote Democrat all the way down the ballot in spite of all the busses they've been pushing us in front of. They're still the only viable alternative to the literal fucking Nazis, so I'll hold my nose and do what has to be done, but... 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 is it tiring to have to be as wary of our supposed allies as we must be of our enemies. I feel like I need to wear body armor 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, these days.
As the mom of a transgender daughter I honestly hope he comes to his senses and doesn’t turn into another Gavin Newsom.
I grew up in Oneonta, NY and was thrilled to see Mamdani run and win. I want to see him be successful for the people of New York City AND for the transgender community. They ARE people of New York City.
Tbf isn't he having to undo decades of money fraud, embezzlement, corruption and stuff from Giuliani, Cuomo and Adams?
Plus he's dealing with a toddler in the White House threatening federal funding cuts whilst many New Yorkers are facing houselessness, starvation, etc
I'm not saying that the Trans community is less urgent, I am just saying that he's been in the office 5 minutes, seen the mountain of shit he's got to fix, realised that delivering on his campaign promises is going to be a thousand times more difficult than he thought but, people don't vote for "I'll do the best I can" they vote for "I will".
All I'm saying is, give him some time and space to breathe.
If I was him on day 1 I would have had a full blown mental health collapse seeing what I have to fix.
✌🏻🤘🏻🖖🏻🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇺🇳🕊
The people engineering, funding, and carrying out the propaganda campaign and enacting the laws and policies against transgender people must face 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 18 U.S.C. § 241, & 18 U.S.C. § 242.
It needs to become a Dem party plank. That settles the issue.
I notice you've been consistent in your proposal that our political opponents be prosecuted for their actions. Certainly, they do not have my sympathy. I reckon that the purpose of such prosecutions would be to prevent this sort of thing from happening again - a deterrence against hate, if you will. But I am not sure if that's the sort of thing that can happen ex post facto. In order to criminalize anti-trans hate, we need a federal civil rights law that explicitly names transgender identity as a protected category, and then go from there. Until something like that exists, our legal legitimacy will always waver depending on who is in charge.
"But I am not sure if that's the sort of thing that can happen ex post facto. "
I don't see that it is ex post facto. I am referencing already established law.
I don't think they will get far, trying to argue that seeking medical care by common means is not an unenumerated right.
Since I live in New York, I am concerned about this lack of action. Thanks to Erin for raising the alarm. I will check in with DSA NYC and see what they're doing about this. They have a trans working group. I would think they should be aware of the Mayor's silence.
I went to nyc.gov and emailed the mayor a comment about this. I’m in Wisconsin and it let me submit. Let’s flood him with emails!